Puzzle.



No. 769,407. PATENTED SEPT. 6, 1904.

E. S. ROSS.

PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1904. N0 MODEL.

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EDW'ARD SIDNEY ROSS, OF NORIVIOH, CONNECTICUT.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,407, dated September 6, 1904.

Application filed May 2, 1904. Serial No. 205,866. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EDWARD SIDNEY Ross, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Puzzles, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to puzzles; and the object thereof is to provide a device of this class the solution of which is ditticult, but may be accomplished by the exercise of care and skill in the manipulation thereof.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure l is a plan view of my improved puzzle; Fig. 2, a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; 3, a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. I, and Fig. e a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention I provide a base-plate a, which is preferably circular in form and to the top of which is secured a plurality of concentric walls 7/, c, (I, and form ing annular chambersf, 7, and 7/ and a central circular chamber i. The concentric walls I), c, 1/, and c are arranged in the order named beginning with the perimeter of the base a, and the annular chamber-sf and g are placed in communication by vertically-arranged passages (1 in the wall 0, while the annular chamber and central chamber 2' are placed in communication by a passage in the wall 0, said passage being in the form of construction shown in the same radial line with the passage c in the wall (1.

Arranged transversely of the central chamber is a vertical wall j, which extends above the concentric walls 71, c, (J, and e, and a wall l, which in the form of construction shown extends above the wall j, and the walls and Z are connected by side walls in and a top wall a, so as to form a central transverse supplemental chamber 0, and for the purposes of this description the wall jwill be called the front wall of the chamber 0 and the wall Z- the back wall thereof. The bottom portion of the wall Z; extends backwardl y horizontally, as shown at Z, to the rear portion of the center concentric wall 0, with which it is connected, as shown at Z, and the bottom portion 0 of the chamber 0 is thus made larger than the top portion of said chamber, the back portion thereof being segmental in form and being bounded by the back portion of the concentric wall As thus constructed it will be seen that the central chamber 1', formed by the wall a, is divided so as to form a supplemental chamber o, the bottom portion 0 of which is much wider than the top portion thereof, and connected with the top of the outer wall I) is a shield 12, which extends for \vardl y over the concentric chambers f and g and with which is connected centrally thereof a runway .s, which communicates at its rear end with the annular chamber f and at its front end with the chamber 1 between the walls j and Z, and the wall j is provided with a central opening j which communicates with the runway .v and in the form of construction shown with two laterally-arranged openings j, which communicate with the chamber 0.

The vertically -arranged back wall j of the chamber (1 is wider and higher than the wall 'in the form of construction and is provided at its opposite sides with forwardly-dirccted wings or members Zr and with aforwardly-directed top member F, whereby side spaces b and a top space Z are formed, which spaces open forwardly and are placed in communication and also in communication with the inner annular chamber /1, and the forward end of the runway a is also in communication with the space F, as shown at x. I also provide a plurality of balls or spherical bodies 25, any desired number of which may be employed, but six of which are shown in the drawings, and these balls or bodies may be placed at any desired point in any of the annular chambers f, 7, and h; but, as shown in Fig. 1, they are placed in the annular chamber 7, and the solution of the puzzle consists in manipulating the device so as to pass said balls or bodies into the chamber 0 or into the part thereof. In this operation the device is manipulated so as to pass said balls into the central chamber tion is comparatively simple; but with a plu-i rality of said balls or bodies the solution becomes exceedingly difficult; but the same may, as hereinbefore stated, be accomplished by the exercise of care and skill in'the manipulation of the device.

It will be observed that the front edges of the parts or members 70* and X6 which are connected with the vertically-arranged wall it and, in fact, form a part thereof, are flush with the face of the wall in the form of construction shown; but this arrangement of said parts is not absolutely necessary, all that is necessary in this connection being to provide the spaces is and it, which may be of any transverse depth or thickness, and it will be apparent also that other changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A puzzle comprising a base-plate, a plurality of concentrically arranged annular walls secured thereto and between which are corresponding concentric annular chambers which are placed in communication at different points and within which is a central chamber also in communication with the inner concentric annular chamber, said central chamber being divided by vertically-arranged walls which extend above the concentric annular Walls and by means of which a supplemental chamber is formed, a runway extending from one of said annular chambers upwardly and forwardly and through said vertically-arranged walls and through said supplemental chamber, the front wall of the supplemental chamber being also provided with an opening which communicates with said runway and with other openings communicating with said supplemental chamber, substantially as shown and described.

2. A puzzle comprising abase-plate, a plurality of concentrically arranged annular walls secured thereto and between which are corresponding concentric annular chambers which are placed in communication at different points and within which is a central chamber also in communication with the inner concentric annular chamber, said central chamber being divided by vertically-arranged walls which extend above the concentric annular walls and by means of which a supplemental chamber is formed, a runway extending from one of said annular chambers upwardly and forwardly and through said vertically arranged walls and through said supplemental chamber, the front wall of the supplemental chamber being also provided with an opening which communicates with said runway and with other openings communicating with said supplemental chamber, and said supplemental chamber being also inclosed at the sides and top thereof by spaces or chambers which open forwardly, substantially as shown and described.

r In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 26th day of April, 1904.

EDWARD SIDNEY ROSS.

Witnesses:

' J ENNIE G. MURRAY,

J. HILL BRAND. 

